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enAmelia Marzec: Artist Brings Virtual Currency to Occupy Wall Streethttp://eyebeam.org/amelia-marzec-artist-brings-virtual-currency-to-occupy-wall-street
<p>"Money is one of the most intimate things there is. I might give you the contents of my wallet, but I won't give you access to my bank account."</p>
<p>Meet Fran Ilich, a media artist and activist who started his own investment bank six years ago with nothing more than server space. On the eve of Bank Transfer Day, he sits with me in the dimly lit kitchen of Eyebeam Art and Technology Center where he is a fellow, to discuss the Spacebank and how he ended up at Occupy Wall Street.<br />
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<p>"Money is one of the most intimate things there is. I might give you the contents of my wallet, but I won't give you access to my bank account."</p>
<p>Meet Fran Ilich, a media artist and activist who started his own investment bank six years ago with nothing more than server space. On the eve of Bank Transfer Day, he sits with me in the dimly lit kitchen of Eyebeam Art and Technology Center where he is a fellow, to discuss the Spacebank and how he ended up at Occupy Wall Street.</p>
http://eyebeam.org/amelia-marzec-artist-brings-virtual-currency-to-occupy-wall-street#commentsactivismAmelia MarzecFran IlichHuffington PostmediaOccupy Wall StreetPressVirtual BankTue, 08 Nov 2011 15:50:13 +000018955 at http://eyebeam.orgOccupy Wall Street Ignites Political Hackathonhttp://eyebeam.org/occupy-wall-street-ignites-political-hackathon
<p>Amelia Marzec, 30, displays her creation called Signal Strength. The hack involves using a device to send peer-to-peer signals between mobile phones, making a traditional network unnecessary and preventing conversations from being surreptitiously monitored.</p>
http://eyebeam.org/occupy-wall-street-ignites-political-hackathon#commentsAmelia MarzecOccupystreetWallTue, 11 Oct 2011 16:17:50 +000018821 at http://eyebeam.org